Languages

Codeshine supports 45+ programming languages with accurate syntax highlighting.

Supported Languages

Tier 1 - Core Languages

These languages have the most comprehensive grammar support:

Language	Aliases
JavaScript	javascript, js
TypeScript	typescript, ts
JSX	jsx
TSX	tsx
HTML	html
CSS	css
JSON	json
Markdown	markdown, md

Tier 2 - Popular Languages

Language	Aliases
Python	python, py
Java	java
C	c
C++	cpp, c++
C#	csharp, cs
Go	go, golang
Rust	rust, rs
Ruby	ruby, rb
PHP	php
Swift	swift
Kotlin	kotlin, kt

Tier 3 - Modern Languages

Language	Aliases
Zig	zig
Elixir	elixir, ex
Scala	scala
Haskell	haskell, hs
Clojure	clojure, clj
F#	fsharp, fs
OCaml	ocaml, ml
Erlang	erlang, erl
Julia	julia, jl
R	r
Dart	dart
Lua	lua
Perl	perl, pl

Tier 4 - Config & Data

Language	Aliases
YAML	yaml, yml
TOML	toml
XML	xml
GraphQL	graphql, gql
SQL	sql
Dockerfile	dockerfile, docker
Shell	shell, bash, sh, zsh
PowerShell	powershell, ps1
Makefile	makefile, make
INI	ini

Tier 5 - Other Languages

Language	Aliases
WASM	wasm, wat
Assembly	asm, assembly
LaTeX	latex, tex
Diff	diff, patch
Plain Text	text, plain, txt

Usage

Specify Language

import { Codeshine } from '@oxog/codeshine'; const codeshine = new Codeshine(); // Use language namecodeshine.highlight(code, { language: 'typescript' }); // Use aliascodeshine.highlight(code, { language: 'ts' });

Auto Detection

import { detectLanguage } from '@oxog/codeshine'; const code = `def hello():    print("Hello!")`; const language = detectLanguage(code);// Returns: 'python' // Or use 'auto' as languagecodeshine.highlight(code, { language: 'auto' });

Language Detection

Codeshine can automatically detect the language based on:

1. Shebang lines - #!/usr/bin/env python
2. Keywords - Language-specific keywords
3. Syntax patterns - Unique syntax features
4. File extensions - When filename is provided

// Detection with filename hintconst language = detectLanguage(code, { filename: 'app.tsx' });

Getting Language Info

import { getLanguage, listLanguages } from '@oxog/codeshine'; // Get language definitionconst tsLang = getLanguage('typescript');console.log(tsLang.name);    // 'TypeScript'console.log(tsLang.aliases); // ['ts'] // List all languagesconst languages = listLanguages();languages.forEach(lang => {  console.log(`${lang.name}: ${lang.aliases.join(', ')}`);});

Language Features

Each language grammar includes patterns for:

• Keywords - Reserved words (if, for, function)
• Strings - String literals with escape sequences
• Numbers - Integer, float, hex, binary, octal
• Comments - Single and multi-line comments
• Operators - Arithmetic, logical, comparison
• Functions - Function definitions and calls
• Types - Type annotations and declarations
• Classes - Class definitions and members
• Variables - Variable declarations
• Constants - Built-in constants
• Regex - Regular expressions
• Templates - Template literals and interpolation

Example: Multiple Languages

const codeshine = new Codeshine(); // JavaScriptconst jsHtml = codeshine.highlight(`const greet = (name) => \`Hello, \${name}!\`;`, { language: 'javascript' }); // Pythonconst pyHtml = codeshine.highlight(`def greet(name):    return f"Hello, {name}!"`, { language: 'python' }); // Rustconst rsHtml = codeshine.highlight(`fn greet(name: &str) -> String {    format!("Hello, {}!", name)}`, { language: 'rust' }); // Goconst goHtml = codeshine.highlight(`func greet(name string) string {    return fmt.Sprintf("Hello, %s!", name)}`, { language: 'go' });

Plain Text

For code without syntax highlighting:

codeshine.highlight(text, { language: 'text' });// orcodeshine.highlight(text, { language: 'plain' });

Language-Specific Features

JSX/TSX

Full support for React syntax:

function Button({ label }: Props) {  return (    <button className="btn" onClick={handleClick}>      {label}    </button>  );}

Markdown

Fenced code blocks, headers, lists:

# Heading - Item 1- Item 2 \`\`\`javascriptconst x = 1;\`\`\`

Shell

Commands, variables, pipes:

#!/bin/bashNAME="World"echo "Hello, $NAME!" | grep -o "Hello"

SQL

Keywords, strings, comments:

SELECT id, name, emailFROM usersWHERE active = TRUEORDER BY created_at DESCLIMIT 10;